WELCOME TO GOLAN, a photo from Al Qunaytirah, South

Photographer's Note

Golan Heights is a part of Syria occupied by Israel since 1967. Curiously it is the only part of territory of that country that is safe. Israel tried to give back the territory to have peace with Syria and after they refused this Israel annexed the area, but this isn't recognized by UN. We crossed the area during an afternoon. Here we can see an old tank, transformed in a monument. There was a group of army buildings at side.
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As Colinas de Gol� s縊 um territio s叝io ocupado por Israel desde 1967. Os israelenses tentaram devolver essa regi縊 � S叝ia em troca de paz, mas os s叝ios n縊s aceitaram e depois disso os israelenses anexaram a regi縊, contrariando as resolu鋏es da ONU. N atravessamos o Gol� numa tarde. Este tanque � agora um monumento e est� colocado primo a umas edifica鋏es militares.

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jemaflor (112016) 2017-06-19 23:04

Hi Jorge,
Interesting report about this region and the history of the sad war, well composed, good light capture,tfs.

Tue (54164) 2017-06-20 0:35

Hello Jorge,
This large tank is not a very welcoming view for people who visit the area. You captured it very well though, nicely placed next to the sign. The light was fine as well.
Lars

papagolf21 (124451) 2017-06-20 0:41

Bonjour, cher Jorge,
Voil� un monument peu ordinaire. Il attire le regard et l'on s'attarde � regarder sa pr駸entation.
Bonne mise en image.
Amiti駸.
Philippe

Fis2 (120713) 2017-06-20 0:50

Witaj Jorge!
Tank monument, sad memories.
Good presentation.
Nice frame, colours and sharpness.
Well done.
Nice day.
Krzysztof

lousat (106793) 2017-06-20 1:49

Hi Jorge,one of the most famous place of the modern history,i heard hundreds and hundreds of times news from the Golan hills on TV. And this is dedication of about happens there,with the tank now been a monument. Interesting post as usual in your pics of your trip there. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

Silvio1953 (168539) 2017-06-20 1:58

Ciao Jorge, lovely composition with old tank, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

holmertz (68794) 2017-06-20 2:16

Hello Jorge,
It's not a pretty view but a reminder of this sad conflict still going on after 50 years.
Kind regards,
Gert

CLODO (38036) 2017-06-20 2:18

Hi jorge

Not sure to be welcome! It reminds the tourists that this area is often in conflict and the use of more and more powerfull weapons is alas done.

Cheers
CLODO

sacimar (33545) 2017-06-20 7:51

Hola Jorge,

otra interesante imagen de tu viaje, es un buen reportaje de esa regi, eso deber僘n ser todos los tanques, monumentos de este tipo,

Un saludo,

Sergio

swapankumarroy (3769) 2017-06-20 8:09

Namaste Jorge,

Very interesting and informative news from Golan Heights, nice presentation with excellent sharpness and color, well done my friend.

warm regards,

swapankumarroy

macjake (80625) 2017-06-20 22:48

Hi Jorge
wow, not too many people can say they've been to Syria in these times - even if it is the safer area and for a short period of time. Very interesting, I wonder how you go there and decided to go. wonderful TE post. cheers
Craig

ChrisJ (132258) 2017-06-21 6:36

Hi Jorge

When I was in Umm Qays in the far north west of Jordan I could hear the distant rumbling of thunder. Problem was there wasn't a cloud in the starry sky. Turned out it wasn't thunder at all, but the Russians bombing ISIS targets in the Syrian section of the adjacent Golan Heights, which is still part of Syria. The tank here reinforces the sad current history of the region. Tfs!

gervaso (21577) 2017-06-22 15:47

Ol�, Jorge!

Foi at� na S叝ia? Teve coragem de atravessar a fronteira? Acredito que esta parte esteja mais tranquila, apesar de um tanque assim j� botar um pouco de medo, n縊? Uma pena um pa﨎 que deve ser t縊 bonito estar sendo devastado por uma guerra que parece n縊 ter fim... De qualquer forma, um belo registro histico!

serp2000 (46528) 2017-06-25 0:48

Hi, Jorge,
This is very unusual photo for the TE. Is it Merkava tank? I have never visited Golan Heights, but I know that story with the permanent war conflict between the Arabs and Israel.
Good journalist work!
Best!
Serghei

maloutim (11097) 2017-06-27 0:11

Hola Jorge,
Una acogida que non parece muy pac�fica en este desierto !
Tu post golpea la mente porqu� fue tomado en una regi situada tristemente en el centro de la actualidad.
Ho leido todos los comentarios para saber lo que los membros pensan de la situaci.
Esperamos , como lo dice Sacimar, que en un futuro no muy lejano, estos tanques vayan a ser monumentos historicos unicamente. Se puede sor...
Foto muy interesante y ben tomada.
Gracias por compartir.
Saludos cordiales.
Maria-Luisa.

mcmtanyel (39111) 2017-07-04 20:12

Hello Jorge,
I remember visiting a lookout post in the Golan Heights, did you go there? I am assuming that this tank used to belong to the Syrian army.
Regards,
MT